Sara Schafer

Sara (Muri) Schafer, editor of Top Producer magazine, grew up on a family farm where they raised hogs and cattle, along with soybeans, corn, wheat, milo and hay. Since joining Farm Journal Media in 2008, she has covered a broad range of topics pivotal to the success of U.S. farmers. In addition to being an award-winning journalist, she has played several key roles with the transformative relaunch of AgWeb.com and spearheaded the Farm Journal Legacy Project expansion. Sara graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in agricultural journalism and a minor in agricultural economics. She resides in Columbia, Mo., with her husband and daughter.

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New One-Pass Wheat Herbicide
Wolverine, new wheat and barley herbicide, recently registered by Bayer CropScience will help producers affected by flooding and late planting dates, he says. Wolverine offers control of more than 60 hard-to-control grasses and broadleaf weeds at a single rate.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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Innovations in Corn Herbicide Technology
During the Bayer CropScience Herbicide Innovation Tour, Farm Journal Editor Pam Smith caught up with Frank Rothweiler, of Bayer CropScience. Listen in as Rothweiler discusses the new herbicide active ingredients Bayer CropScience is bringing to the global market.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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New Crop Protection Tools
New products hitting the market fom Bayer CropScience provide greater crop compatibility and protection says Brent Philbrook, Bayer CropScience product manager for herbicide development.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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Attention All Farm Photographers
How has your farm evolved over the years? Do you have photos to illustrate those changes? If so, e-mail or mail in your to be entered in the Asgrow Deliver on Your Farm photo contest. Simply submit a photo of your farm from the past and a photo from today.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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I Built the Best Shop
Twelve years of research yields a perfect-fit shop.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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Wheat and Rice Research Scholars Program
Monsanto funds global improvement by funding college educations.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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Lower Transportation Costs Support Basis Prices
The low costs you’ve been seeing at the gas station are helping your corn and soybean basis prices. JC Hoyt, director of risk management services for Cash Grain Bids, says lower fuel costs across the U.S. are supporting strong basis gains this year.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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TP Radio: USDA Report Insight
Top Producer has gathered several agricultural economists and marketing specialists to provide pre-report and post-report analysis on the March 31 Grain Stocks and Prospective Planting USDA reports. Check back often as more audio analysis will be added Friday, Monday and Tuesday.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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Six Ways To Increase Corn Yields
All the careful maintenance and adjusting we do to planters in the shop before planting is wasted if we don’'t take time to match planter settings to soil conditions. Here are six critical planter adjustments to help you optimize yields.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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Horsepower from Hydrogen
Talk about a horse of a different color. The power for this prototype tractor is supplied by hydrogen.
November 17, 2020 01:13 AM
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